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Acland Shelter

Trifalls Stream, near the summit
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Distance: 1.6km away
From a boggy flat near the Mount Somers summit, Trifalls Stream sets off under a rock field and drops into ...
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MtSomers sunrise
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Distance: 1.6km away
a couple of years ago,we camped at 1200m above the South Face of Mt Somers.Stunning light evening & morning,before we ...
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Evening, Mount Somers tarns
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Distance: 1.7km away
Camping on the gentle tussock slopes at around 1270m.
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Gentle summit
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Distance: 1.7km away
The easy tussock slopes of the Mount Somers summit.
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Mount Somers summit
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Distance: 1.8km away
Head of Trifalls Stream, looking west.
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Ranunculus enysii
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Distance: 2.0km away
Growing in damp patches amongst tussocks on the slopes of Mount Somers.
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Coprosma perpusilla
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Distance: 2.1km away
Bog at the head of Trifalls Stream, Mount Somers summit.
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Arrowsmith Range
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Distance: 2.1km away
Arrowsmith range taken from Mt Somers. Lake Heron also visible. taken October 2006.
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Te Kiekie route - Mt Somers
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Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
New marked route linking the summit of Mt Somers with the Mt Somers track.
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Hakatere Conservation Park
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Conservation Park. 600.00km2.
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Distance: 2.2km away
This park protects high country between the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers in the Ashburton Lakes District, Mid-Canterbury.
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Mt Somers
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Distance: 2.2km away
This high foothill,1688m,gives great panoramas of the Canterbury Plains and views of Mts Cook,Winterslow,Hutt,Taylor,D`Archiac,Peel,Tripp,and more.About seven hours return.This view taken ...
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Mount Somers Summit Track
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1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
The quicker, steeper route to the summit, from Sharplin Falls.
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Mount Somers summit (from Woolshed Creek)
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2 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
A gentle climb over untracked tussock land to this easy summit.
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Staveley Hill
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Part of the Mt Somers circuit, Staveley Hill climbs from Sharplin Falls carpark and past Hookey Knob along the south ...
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Geological contrasts
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Distance: 2.3km away
The ragged rhyolite cliffs of Mount Somers in the foreground, and the smoother Torlesse greywacke of the Winterslow Range beyond. ...
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Mount Somers summit
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Distance: 2.3km away
This the main rout to the summit: the ridge leading down to Staveley Hill.
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Pinnacles hut
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Distance: 3.4km away
Pinnacles hut, Mt Somers. taken October 2006
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Pinnacles Hut (Hakatere)
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 19.
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Distance: 3.4km away
A well-situated hut on the Mount Somers Track. The columnar basalt cliffs of Mount Somers provide a handsome backdrop. Limited ...
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Mt Somers waterfall
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Distance: 3.8km away
A bit over half way into Pinnacles Hut,the track goes behind this pretty little falls;shady & cool on a summers ...
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Mt Somers Track (South Face)
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1 day. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 3.8km away
Woolshed Creek Hut - Rhyolite Ridge Track junction (4 km) Time: 2 hr. The route takes in dynamic scenery with ...
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Sharplin falls
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Distance: 4.0km away
At the end of the walk to sharplin falls you'll find this.
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Sharplin falls
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Easy/medium.
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Distance: 4.0km away
Walk along a stream to the Sharplin Falls.
Different walks are possible.
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Woolshed Creek Hut surrounds
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Distance: 4.1km away
The steeply gorged rhyolite landscape around the new hut, with Woolshed Creek at left, Morgan Stream at right, and the ...
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Miners Track to Woolshed Creek Hut
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 4.2km away
This track follows, in part, the line the miners took to the old Blackburn Mine. The track, if accessed via ...
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Muehlenbeckia axillaris
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Distance: 4.2km away
This species is widespread around the Blackburn Mine site, Mount Somers.
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Woolshed Creek Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 4.3km away
A new hut situated in a handsome tussock landscape on the Mount Somers Track. Ample camping nearby.
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Mount Somers Track
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2 days. Easy/medium. One way.
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Distance: 4.9km away
Leading around the back of Mount Somers, an ancient volcano, this track explores a fascinating landscape with handsome grasslands and ...
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Woolshed hut
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Distance: 4.9km away
One of two huts on the mount somers walkway and is more like a hotel than a hut.
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Mount Somers looking north
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Distance: 5.7km away
The south face is steep and eroded. From the west, a gentle plain rises to the summit.
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Manuka Range/West Stour area
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Distance: 7.1km away
Manuka Hut is found at the far end of this low range.If you`re keen on MTB riding,old farm tracks will ...
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Manuka Range/Stour R. Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Easy/medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 7.1km away
2 day circuit extended to 3 days by going into Woolshed Creek via Burma Rd then traversing Manuka Range
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Te Araroa Trail
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95 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Te Araroa is a walking trail running the entire length of the North and South Islands. The trail opened 3 ...
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Snoopys head on Manuka range
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Distance: 9.8km away
To get to this rock you clime up behind the Manuka hut and it's an easy walk along the top ...
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